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T. H. SEELY LASTING MACHINE Filed May 26. 1923 4 sheets-sheet 4 PatentedApr. 5, i927. LhZBdSE siren sates arer eaters,

THOHEAS H. SEELY, OF MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOEIVIA- GHINERY CORPORATION, OF IPATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OFNEW JERSEY.

LASTING IVIACHINE.

Application filed May 26, 1923. Serial No. 641,685.

The present invention is herein shown and means from said member to theripper described with particular reference to its which avoids excessivelinkage and conseapplication to machines for lasting boots quent lostmotion while providing for latand shoes, although in various of'itsaspects eral adjustment of the gripper; improved the invention is notlimited to such use. In mechanism for effecting by power of the 55 thedrawings the invention illustrated as machine the shifting of thelasting instruembodied in a lasting machine which opermentalities from acondition of adiustment ates on diiferent portions of the upper maforoperation on one portion of a shoe to a terials successively, after themanner of the condition of adjustment for operating on well-known handmethod lasting machine. another portion of the shoe; and improved 60 Anexample of this type of machine is dismechanism for controlling manuallvthe closed in Letters Patent of the United States power shiftingincluding knee lever, to- No. 58 257441, granted June 15, 1897, onapphgether with a construction and arrangement cation of Ladd 52iicFeely. whereby vertical adjustment of the machine In Letters Patentof the United States headmay be effected without disturbing the 65 No.1,177,011, granted December 11, 1918, operative connection andadjustment of the on my application, is disclosed mechanism,cont-rolling mechanism. operated by power of the machine under These andother features of the invention. control of the operator, for effectingthe including various other novel combinations 2o shifting of the workpositioning means, and arrangements of parts, will appear more 70changing the kind of tack to be inserted, fully from the followingdescription when and varying thede-gree of its insertion. An read inconnection with the accompanying object of this invention is stillfurther to drawings and will be pointed out in the facilitate effectingsuch adjustments without nded claims,

S crifice of any of the advantages Of Said Certain other novel featuresof the inven 75 prior mechanism. tion hereinshown and described,including in -y application for Letters Patent of the construction ofthe driver bar and the the United States Serial No. 398,056, filedmechanism for varying its stroke, are not July 22, 1920, is disclosed,among other imclaimed herein but form the subject-matter provements,mechanism having a similar obof a divisional application Serial No.171,- so

ject in view, and the present invention, in so 388 filed February 28,v1927. far as its subject-matter is common to said In. the drawings,

application, is acontinuation thereor. V Fig. 1 is a. side elevation,partly in sec- Further objects of this invention are gention, of a handmethod machine embodying orally to improve and perfect machines of thepresent invention; 55 this type without sacrificing the advantages iFig..1 is a sectional detail of parts shown of prior constructions and toprovide a main Figs. 1 and 2; chine which will be more rapid, durable,Fig. 2 is a perspective view of portions of co-.venient and effectivethan prior machines the mechanism of the machine head, the supfor thispurpose. porting frame being omitted for, the sake of so in accordancewith features of the invenclearness; tion the illustrated machinecomprises sini- Fig, 3 is aplan view of mechanism shown plitiedmechanism for effecting the plaiting in Fig. 2; I movements of thegripper, said mechanism Fig. 4; is a detail side view illustrating ancomprising a rocking sleeve or shaft, ha adjustment j for the driver barcarrier; ing mounted thereon a member which can Fig ti is a front viewof the gripper and swing on an axis transverse to that of the operatingmechanismconnected therewith; sleeve with connections from said memberFig. 6 is a detail side view, partly in secto the gripper for eiiectingits lateral and tion, of themechanism for imparting plaiting .50twisting movements; novel connecting movements to the gripper; 3.0g

shoe bottom.

Fig. 7 is a detail of the gripper closing lever and its operating cam;

Fig. 8' is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing a modified constructionsuitable for McKay work; v v

Fig. 9 is a detail in side elevation of parts shown in Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a detail, partly in section, of the driver bar and itsoperating cam;

Fig. 11 isa plan view of the knee lever mechanism shown in Fig. 1; and iFig. 12 is a detail in front elevation, partly in section, of the stopmechanism with which the machine is provided.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, the numeral 2 indicates a columnupon which is mounted for vertical adjustment a head frame 57in which isjournaled a shaft 6 carrying-a driving pulley 7, the shaft 6 havingthereon various cams from wh ch the operating movements of the machineare derived. A gripperIIO given the usual closing, updraw and overdrawmovements by mechanism similar to that shown in the prior patent beforereferred to.

The shoe is positioned laterally by one or the other of two edge gages11, 12 and is positioned vertically by a bottom rest 13. A reciprocatingwiper 14 is provided to wipe the tensioned upper into lasted positionupon the shoe bottom and a tack is fed in each cycle of the machine fromone or the other of two raceways 16, 17, to a pocket in the wiper 14 bywhich it is carried into position to be driven by a driver 18. The wiper14 is mounted on a. horizontally reciprocating slide 20, directlyactuated by a cam on the shaft 6 by the following construction.

' An irregularly shaped bracket member 22 (Figs. 1, 2 and'3) is securedto the slide by cap screws 24, 26 which pass through slots in thebracket 22 and are threaded into the slide 20. The bracket is preferablyprovided with a rib 28 engagingagroovein the slide to hold the slide andbracket in correct relative position vertically. By loosening the capscrews 24,26 the bracket may be adjusted horizontally.relatively to theslide, and, for the purpose of effecting such adjustment convenientlyand accurately, a screw 30 having a capstan head 31 is threaded into thebracket 22 with its head engaging a notch 32 formed in the slide 20. Thescrew 30 is held in adjusted position by a set screw 33.

An arm 34 of the bracket carries a tapered cam roll 36 which engages'asuitable cam path 37 formed. in the edge of a cam on the shaft 6. Thecam path 37 is designed to effect to and fro movements of the slide 20and wiper 14 from a rearward position in which a tack is fed from one ofthe raceways16, 17, to a tack pocket in the wiper, to a forward positiontowipe the upper over the The cam 37 acts directly, through the bracket22, upon the slide with out the intervention of a lever as in priorconstructions, and by the adjustment above described the rearwardposition of the wiper may be accurately adjusted to secure properaline'ment between the tack pocket and the tack passage of the separatorblock 38. To counteract side thrust of the slide 20 due to the taper ofthe roll 36, sliding contact is provided between the slide 20 and aplate 39 icld by cap screws 41 to a block 43 secured at 45 to a bracket47 of the head frame 5. The holes in the plate 39, through which thescrews 41 extend, are sufliciently elongated lateially ot' the slide 20to allow the plate to be pressed against the slide. before the screwsareset up, so that the plate will support the slide 20 as it moves backand forth in contact therewith.

The driver 18 is connectedto a driver bar 40 arranged to slide in adriver bar carrier 42. The carrier journaled for swinging movement ontrunnions 44 one of which is shown in Fig. 2, thejournals being formedin a bracket 46 secured at 47 to the frame 5 of the machine head. Thisconstruction provides a long and rigid hearing for the driver barcarrier so that it will withstand, during long use, the continualbattering of the driver blows. The slide 20 is provided with a capstanheaded screw 48 which, as the i slide moves forward, engages the driverbar carrier 42 and swings it on its trunnions 44, the screw beingadjusted so that when the slide has reached its forward position overthe shoe bottom the driver 18 is at the proper position and angle toalinewith the tack pocket in the wiper 14 and when released driverbarcarrier 42 is also made adjustable as shown in Fi 2 and 4. A rod 51passes loosely through an ear 53 on the carrier 42 and is threaded intothe bracket 46 where it'is maintained in adjusted position by a setscrew 55. On the rod 51 is a fixed collar 57 against which the ear 53 isheld by a spring 59 on the rod between the ear 53 and nuts 61 on theforward end. of the rod which is slotted to receive a screw driver. Byloosening the set screw 55 and turning the rod 51 the rearward positionof the carrier about its pivot 44 may be adjusted and its position withrespect to a separator block 38 determined. The driver bar is raised bya cam 49 on the shaft 6 (Fig. 1) and is iinpelled downwardly by atorsion bar acting on an a rm 52 between which and the driver bar is aconnecting strut 54. It will be noted in liigs. 1 and 10 that the cam 49engages a projection 56 on the driver bar 40 upon which it operates toraise the bar against the driver spring 50. and that the driver bar isprovided with a like projection 56 on its front side. It is hencepossible, when one of the projections 56 has become worn, to

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reverse the position 01 the driver bar in its carrier so as to presentthe other projection 56 in operative relation to the cam.

In order that the tacks may at times be left upstanding from the work,as in lasting the sides of welt shoes, so that they may be convenientlypulled out, and at times completely driven as in McKay work and in theheel-seat lasting of welt work, novel mechanism is provided forarresting the stroke of the driver. In prior constructions for thispurpose driver stops were arranged to close beneath a stop collar on thedriver bar. Tt is necessary to provide butter washers On the under sideof the stop collar and it is difficult to prevent these from droppingdown and getting in the way of the closing of the stops. The presentconstruction avoids this and other objections to the old construction,including development of looseness and lost motion, and provides a veryrigid and durable mechanism for arre ting the driver. The upper portionof the driver bar (Fig. 2) is formed as a. cylindrical reduced portion60 which carries stop collar 61 held by nuts 62 on the portion 60.Between the collar 61 and the top of the carrier 42 is interposed a pairof wedges 63, 6 1. The upper wedge 63 is loosely mounted for verticalmovement on the reduction 60, and the lower wedge 64 is arranged toslide transversely of the machine beneath the upper wedge 63. On therear side the wedge 64 is guided for such movement and is held fromvertical movement by a rib 65 engaging a groove in the carrier 42, andat the front side the wedge has a rib 66 engaging a groove in a capplate 67 secured to the carrier 42 by screws 68. The wedge 64 is slottedat 70 to receive the driver bar reduction and to receive a dependingportion 71 of the wedge 63 by which the wedges are held in properalinement and which rests on the carrier l2 to transmit the blow of thedriver directly to the carrier when the wedge 64 is withdrawn. The wedge64, when moved in its guide, raises or lowers the wedge 63 to vary thespace between the stop collar 61 and butter washers .73 on the top ofthe wedge 63 and hence to vary the stroke of the driver. Tomove thewedge 64;, a ball-ended link 74 is suitably connected at one end to aprojection 75 on the wedge 6st and at the other end to an arm 76 securedto a rock-shaft 78, the operating mechanism for which will behereinafter fully described.

The link M and the arm 76 constitute a toggle which is substantiallystraight when the wedge 6 1 is in operative position, so that anytendency of the wedge 6 to slip out from under the wedge 63, due to theblow of the driver, will be transmitted through the straight toggle 74,76 to the shaft- 78,

shown in Fig. 2, the drive blow is transmitted directly to the carrier42 through the rib 71 which then rests upon it. To prevent cramping ot'the wedge 63 against the portion 60 ot' the driver bar when the wedge 61 is pushed under the wedge 63, an abutment 79 is provided on thecarrier 42 against a vertical face of which an end of the wedge 63 bearsand which takes the end thrust of the wedge 63 as the wed 'e 6 1 ismoved under it.

Novel mechanism, shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6, is provided in the presentmachine for giving the gripper 10 its lateral and turning movements. Theupper end of the shank 80 of the lower gripper jaw is hung by a balljoint 31 to the forward end of an up draw lever 82 shaped as shown inFig. 1 and pivoted at 84 to the machine frame. The rear end of the leveris operated by a cam 85 and spring 86 in the usual manner to impartyielding updraw movement to the gripper. The ball 81 is formed withteeth which engage corresponding teeth in a plate 87 (Fig. 5) mounted toslide in the updraw lever transversely of the machine. An end of a link88 is adjustably connected at 90 to the plate 87 and the other end ofthe link has a ball joint connection with the upper end or a lever 92tulcrumed at 94 on the machine frame. The lower end of the lever 92 ispivoted by a pin 96 to a cylindrical slide 98 which is mounted forvertical sliding movement in an enlargement 100 of a connecting rod 102,the enlargement being slotted at 101 to permit rel ative verticalmovement of the connecting rod 102 and the pin 96 as the direction andposition of the rod 102 changes in the operation of the mechanism. Thepivot pin 96 is held in the slide 98 by a. set screw 10% threadedlongitudinally of the slide 93 to engage the pin 96. The slide 98 isfree to turn and the pin 96 is elongated and is loose in its hole in thelever 92 so that the necessary movements of the rod 102 relatively tothe lever 92 during overdraw movement of the gripper can occur withoutcausing the pin 96 to bind, the pin moving longitudinally in its hole inthe lever.

7 As will be understood, the overdraw movetuated in a forward directionto impartoverdraw movement to the gripper by a spring actuated arm 118which engages the rear end of the rod 112. .A carrier 120 (Fig. hashollow cylindrical portions I 121, 122' which are held by bearing caps123,123 for transverse movement in the yoke 110. The left-hand end ofthe connecting rod 102 passes into the hollow portion 121 and has a balland socket connection at 124 with the lower arm or stem 125 of a T-lever 126 pivoted at 127 to the carrier through which the shank of thegripper passes loosely and by movement of which the lateral and overdrawmovements are imparted to the gripper. The lateral arms 128, 128, orcross bar, of the T-lever are each engaged by a screw 130 threadedthrough a bar lever 132 which rests at its ends upon stop pins 134, 134on the carrier 120. The bar 132 is pressed upon at its upper centralportion by a plunger 136 mounted in a sleeve 140 and yieldinglydepressed by a spring 142 the tension of which may be adjusted byturning the sleeve 140 which is threaded into the upper portion of thecarrier 120. It will be understood that a push or pull of the rod 102will act through the mechanism described to move the carrier 120, andhence the gripper, laterally, and that if resistance to lateral movementis offered to the gripper the T-lever 126 will be tipped on its pivot127 and, by upward pressure on one or the other of the screws 130, willlift one end or the other of the bar lever 132 against the tension ofthe spring 142. Int-his manner move ment of the rod 102 will impart tothe gripper, through the spring 142, yielding lateral movement in eitherdirection. The screws 130 may be adjusted to centralize the gripper 10with respect to the driver 18 independently of the rod 102.

When lateral and turning movements of the gripper are desired, they maybe effected by imparting longitudinal movements to the rod 102 by thefollowing mechanism: The outer end of the rod 102 has a ball 146 seatedin an arm or member 148 and held in place by a ball cap 150 secured byscrews 152 (Fig. 6). The member 148 has ears 154 through which arethreaded cone-ended bearing studs 156, 156, the conical ends'of whichare seated in sockets in a hollow rocking sleeve 158 having a bearing157 in the machine frame (Fig. 6). Rocking movements are given to thesleeve 158 in each cycle of the machine by means of a cam operated.lever 159 hav ing a toothed segment engaging a pinion 160 on the sleeve158. The lever 159 is pivoted at 161 to the frame (Fig. 5) and carries aroll 163 which engages a cam path 165 in the front face of the cam block115 on the shaft 6. In Figs. 5 and 6 the parts are shown in neutralposition with the ball 146 of the rod 102 in alinement with the axis ofthe sleeve 158 so that rocking of the sleeve will act as a. crank tomove the rod 102 iongitudinally when the sleeve 158 is rocked. To moveand control the position of the member 148, a push rod 162 is mountedfor longitudinal movement in the sleeve 158 through which it extends atboth ends. At its front end it has a downwardly extending portion 164ending in a hook which engages a pin 166 mounted in a downward extensionof the member 148. Forward movement of the rod 162 will turn the member148 so as to position the ball 146 above the center of oscillation ofthe sleeve 158 and cause lateral and turning movements to be imparted tothe grioper in one direction, and movement of the rod 162 rearwardlywill turn the member 148 to locate the ball 146 below the center ofoscillation of the sleeve and cause the lateral and turning movements tooccur in the opposite direction.

Movement of the rod 162 is effectedby rocking movement of a verticalshaft 170 having on its upper end an arm 172 in the outer end-of whichis clamped a pin 174. On the pin is pivoted a block 176 which engages aslot 178 in the rod 162, the slot having an arcuate bottom to permitrocking of the rod 162 with the rocking sleeve 158. The shaft 170 isassociated with the mechanism for operating the edge gages and otherparts now to be described.

The thin edge 11 and the thick edge gage 12 are arranged, as shown inFigs. 1, 2 and 3, for use alternatively each to the exclusion of theother as is usual in machines of this type. The thin gage 11 is mountedto slide horizontally on a part 180 secured to the machine head at 181.As shown in Fig. 3, a link 182 is adjustably held by a bolt and slotconnection 184 to the sliding gage 11 and is pivoted at its rear end toa lever 186 having a fixed fulcrum 188 between its ends. The lever 1.86has its other end connected'by a link 190 to a pin 192 mounted on anirregularly shaped rocking member 194 to be further described. The pin192 has a long bearing in one end of a link 196 which,

at its other end, has fixed therein an upwar-dly projecting pin 198which projects through a hole in an ear 200 of a member 202 arranged foroblique sliding movement on the part 180 toward and from the front endof the thin gage 11 from the position of.

Fig. 1 to that of Fig. 2. The member 202 slides on ribs 204 formed oneach side of the Jart 180 and carries at its front end the thick gagemember 12. Movement of the thick gage 12 toward and from its operativeposition is efiected by movement of the rocking member 194 with therock-shaft 78 to which it is fastened by a screw 195. As the pin 192moves about 78 as a center, it acts through the link 196 to slide thethick gage 12 upwardly and forwardly, the link 196 having anupwardmovement upon the pin 198. As the slide 202 moves forwardly, theslight rotation of the pin 198 during its movement prevents the pin frombinding in the car 200 as it moves vertically on the pin. By themechanism just described, swinging of the pin 192 with the rockingmember counter-clockwise by means to be described causes the thick gage12 to be moved upwardly and forwardly into operative position, and thethin gage 11, through the link 190, lever 186, and link 182, to be movedrcarwardly out of operative position. Swinging of the rocking member 194in a clockwise direction, of course, reverses the motion, causing thethick gage 12 to be withdrawn and the thin gage 11 to be moved forwardinto operative position. The operative position of the thick gage,however, is farther back of the point where the tacks are driven than isthe operative position of the thin edge gage, so that when the thickgage is used the tacks will be located at greater distance from the shoeedge, as is desirable at the heel-seat. 't will be observed also thatthrough the connections described the shaft 78 will be rocked to causethe wedge 64 to be moved out from under the wedge 63 when the thick gageis brought into operative position, so that the tacks will be completelydriven when the thick gage is in use as it. is when lasting an endportion of the shoe. W'hen lasting the sides of a shoe with the thin 11in operative position, the wedge 64 will be inserted under the wedge 63to cause the tacks to be only partially driven, as is desirable inlasting the side of a welt shoe. Y

In lasting the sides of a shoe, tacks of a different kind from the kind.used in lasting the end of the shoe are required, the side lasting tacksbeing frequently much longer and having small heads and blunter pointsthan those used for end lasting. The race-- way 16 (Fig. 3) is adaptedto receive long side lasting tacks and the raceway 17 tacks of adifferent kind for use at the end of the shoe, for example, at theheel-seat. The machine provides for the automatic shifting of theraceways in conjunction with the shifting of the edge gages and thedriver stop.

wedges. For this purpose a link 208 has a ball and socketconnection at210 with the raceway, the link 208 is threaded into a link member 212and is provided with a set nut 214. 'To provide an adjustable yieldingoperative connection bet-ween the outer end of the link member 212 andthe operating member 194, a block 216 (Fig. 1 is adjustably secured in arecess in the member 194 by a cap screw 218 which passes through a slotin the member 194. Part of the block 216 underlies the member 212 and inthe bl. ck 216 is mounted a spring plunger 219 (Fig.

5)..having a conical end which engages a similarly shaped recess. in theend of the link member 212 to form a pivot for the link and an operativeconnection between the link and the member 194. In case movement of theraceway should be obstructed, for example, by clogging of tacks betweenthe raceway and separator, power movement of the member 194 may stilltake place without danger of breakage or straining of parts, the springplunger 219 in that case merely passing partially or wholly out of therecess in the link 212. From Fig. 3 it will be seen that the plunger 219is sufficiently eccentric to the fulcrum 78 of the member 194 to givethe required movement of the raceway and that when the parts are in theposition there shown the fulcrum 78, the plunger 219 and the ball joint210 are substantially in a straight line, and also that the face of themember 194 along which the block 216 is adjustable is substantiallyperpendicular to this line. The block 216 can, therefore, be adjustedwithout materially varying the position of the raceway when the partsare in the position shown; such adjustment of the block, however, willvary the movement imparted to the raceway when the member 194 is movedand provides convenient and accurate means for alining with theseparator the channel 17 of the raceway which is in operative relationto the separater when the lever is moved from the position of Fig. 3 toits other position. The tack channel 16 may be alined with the separatorwhile the parts are in the positionof Fig. 3 by loosening the set nut214 and turning the ball-ended portion of the link 212.

It will now be clear that control of the plaiting movements of thegripper may be effected by rocking the shaft 170 and that the movementof the wedges 63, 64 to control the stroke of the driver, the shiftingof the raceways 16, 17 to control the size of tacks, and the alternativepositioning of the edge 11, 12 for mutually exclusive use at the endsand sides of the shoe respectively to position the shoe for thereception of tacks at different distances from the shoe edge, may all.be effected by movement of the member 194 with its pivot shaft 7 8.

Movement of the member 194 is effected by power of the machine undercontrol of the operator by mechanism now to be described, including aknee lever by which also the rocking of the shaft 17 0 to control theplaiting movements of the gripper is effected. A push bar 220 is slottedat 222 to receive a pin 224 on which is a roll 226 fitting the slot 222.The pin 224 is supported in upper and lower branches of a lever 228,both branches of which are splined on the shaft 170. The lever 228 issupported by a bracket 232 secured to lugs 234 on the column 2 by bolts236. i The bracket 232carries a stop-screw 238 to limit outward movementof the lever 228 and a stop-screw 240 is threaded into the lever 228 inposition to engage the column 2 to limit its movement in the oppositedirection. To yieldingly hold the lever 228 in central or neutralposition and to indicate to the operator when it is in that position, aspring plunger 242, the lower end of which is conical, is arranged inthe lever 228 to engage a suitabledepression formed in the upper end ofa flanged pm 244 mounted in the bracket 232 and held by a. set-screw246. The flange of the pin. 244 engages a. guiding groove 248 in thelower branch of the lever 228. The bar 220 pivoted by a pin 250 to themechanism already described.

The rocking member 252 mounted to turn loosely on the shaft 170 havingbearings thereon which are respectively above and between the branchesof the lever 228. The member 252 has an upward extension 260 formed toengage a vertical slot 262 in a sleeve or tubular shaft 264 surroundingthe rock-shaft 170. An inward thrust on the knee pad 258 will move thebar 220 longitudinally and rock the member 252 and hence the sleeve 264.To hold the bar 220 in its forward position a spring plunger 266 (Fig.11) if mounted in anenlargement 268 of the member 252 in position .toengage the column, and rocking movement of the member 252 is adjustablylimited by stop-screws 27 0, 272 arranged in the member 252 on oppositesides of its axis of movement and in position alternatively to engagethe column 2.

' On the upper end of the sleeve 264 is clamped at 274 a U-shaped member276 which extends around a bearing bracket 278 for the shaft 170 and isloosely mounted on the shaft 170 above the bracket. upper face of theU-shaped member 276 is mounted pawl 280 in position to engage the teethof a six-toothed ratchet wheel 282 loosely mounted on the shaft 170.Above the ratchet 282 and fixed thereto or integral therewith, is athree-projection cam 284. Above the cam, a block 286 (Fig. 3) is looselymounted on the shaft 170, the block being embraced by a slot 288 in anoperating slide bar 290 on the lower face of which are mounted two rolls292, 294 which are so spaced that when one engages a projection of thethreeprojection cam 284 the between the ratchet teeth.

On the other will engage a portion of the cam between the other twoprojections. Rotary movement of the cam 284 will therefore im a part areciprocating'motion to the operating slide 290, for, as one projection296 (Fig. 3) leaves the roll 294, another projection 297 will engage theroll 292 and move the slide 290 forward until the cam has made one sixthof a rotation. Upon move ment of the cam another one sixth of a rotationin the same direction, the motion will be reversed. The forward end ofthe slide 290 is pivoted at 298 to the rocking member 194 at asuilicient distance from its axis of rotation 7 8 to impart to themember 194 the movement required to effect the shifting of the driverstop wedge, the raceways and the edge gages, as alreadv described. Itwill be observed that the ends of the projections on the cam 284 and aportion of the surface between the projections is concentric with theaxis 170 of the cam, so that a slight movement of the cam when in theposition of Fig. 8, for instance, will impart no motion to the slide290.

In order to actuate the ratchet 282 and the cam 284 by powerof themachine, a pawl 300 is mounted by a pm 302 onan arm 304 formed on thebracket 22 secured to the wiper slide 20. The pawl 300 has a wear plate305 on its forward end which normally slides back and forth, as theslide 20 reciprocates, in close relation to a parallel surface formedbetween two adjacent teeth of the ratchet 282, no movement beingimparted .to the ratchet. The rearend 306 of the pawl 300 carries a wearplate 307 adjacent to which is a spring plunger 308 mounted in a boss310 on the bracket 47 forming part of the frame 5 of the machine head.The

plunger 308 has a stem 309 extending -through the boss 310 and .providedwith ad- 308 does not bear on the wear plate 307 and does not press thepawl 300 against a flat The slide 20 is therefore relieved of anyfriction due to the pawl 300 or plunger 308 during reciprocation of theslide in the normal operation of the machine. A pawl 314 is pivoted at316 to ears formed on the machine frame, and at its outer end has twoteeth 318, 320, the tooth 318 normally engaging a tooth of the ratchetto preventbackward movement there- A spring 322 is connected between apin on the pawl 814 and a pin on the pawl 280 and serves to hold bothpawls in engage-' ment with the ratchet 282.

When the operator desires to have the driver stop, raceways and edgegages shifted from the positions which they occupy for one kind of workto the positions required for another kind of work; he pushes rearwardlyas neviously described.

upon the knee pad 258 and thereby, through the mechanism described,rotates the sleeve 264; slightly, causing the pawl 280 to rotate theratchet 28:2 far enough to cause the tooth 320 of the pawl 31 1 toengage the tooth of the ratchet which previously was engaged by thetooth 318. This rotation of the ratchet is sufficient to cause the pawl300, on the next rearward movement, to engage a tooth of the ratchetwhich it previously was unable to reach, and upon its next forwardmovement to turn the ratchet one sixth of a rotation and locate anothertooth of the ratchet in position to be engaged by the tooth. 318 of thepawl 31 1. This movement of the ratchet causes the cam 23 1 to operatethe slide 290 and effect the desired changes, The next inward movementof the bar 220 by the operator will, of course, restore the parts totheir original position, the changes being initiated at the will of theoperator and completed by power of the machine.

It will be noted that as the pawl 300 moves forward with the slide 20,the spring plunger 308, being relatively stationary, 'will bear nearerand nearer the rear end of the wear plate 307 and hence will haveincreased leverage to hold the paw 300 against the ratchet 282. Thisaction prevents the sudden movement of the pawl 300 by the slide fromeffecting an overthrow of the ra chet which, if sufficient, would causethe slide on its next forward reciprocation to shift the parts ba ck totheir original positions. Since, "as arranged, the plunger 303 does nooffer any frictional resistance to the normal op eration of the slide,its spring 313 may be quite strong. If the operator pushes on the kneelever to initiate a shift while the slide is in its rearwardposition, ashe is most likely to do with the machine momentarily stopped, hehas toovercome the pressure of the plunger spring 313 to move one of theratchet teeth by the pawl 300. At this time, however, the spring has itsleast advantage in its a tion on the pawl so that the shift is "easy.The shift can be initiated in any position of the pawl, however, withoutobjectionable effort.

The closing movement of the gripper is effected by movement of a.rock-shaft 330 (Figs. 5 and 7) which is mounted in a hearing 332 formedon the side of the updraw lever 82 and in a bearing 33 1 formed in oneend of the updraw lever pivot 8 1. An arm of the rock-shaft 330 carriesa spring plunger 338 which bears on the upper end of a gripper closingred 3 10. Another arm of the rock-shaft 330 is bifurcated to emrace thebearing 334 of the rock-shaft and carries a roll 346 which is acted uponby the edge face of th cam block 115 which constitutes the gripperclosing cam. By this construction therock-shaft 330 partakes of thetipping movement of the updraw lever 32 and, in consequence, the end ofthe arm 342 by which the roll 3 16 is carried has a movement transverseto the face of the cam which, of course, has a fixed axis on the shaft6. lVhen the roll 3 16 is mounted in the usual manner on the arm 3 1-2,it rictionally resists movement transversely of the cam as the up drawlever is tipped and not only retards movement of the updraw lever butalso causes undue friction and wear of the roll and cam and of therock-shaft bearings. To overcome these objections to the priorconstruction, the following construction is provided: A pin 3 18 onwhich the roll 34-6 is mounted is secured in the arm 3 12 and theportion of it on which the roll turns is longer than the width of theroll, so that as the up draw lever tips, the pin 348 can move throughthe roll while the roll remains in the same relation to the cam 115,that is, without relative movement of the roll and cam in the directionof their line of con-tact. To maintain the roll 346 constantly in properrelation to the cam, cooperating rib and groove formations are providedon the roll and cam. As shown, a rib 350 is formed on the roll 346 whichengages a groove 352 formed in the peripheral face of the cam 115.

As shown in Fig. 1, the machine is provided with the usual counter-shaft35% which is continuously driven from a source of power and has fixedthereto a friction disk 356. A cooperating disk 358 is forced toward thedisk 356 by a wedge 360 raised by a treadle lever 362. A pulley 36%fixed to the disk 358 is belted to the pulley 7. The machine ispreferably provided, as shown in Figs. 1 and 12, with stop mechanismsimilar to that disclosed in Letters Patent of the United States No.1,356,408,

granted October 19, 1920, on my application.

This mechanism comprises a brake shoe 366 lined with a piece of leather368 which is 1 formed at one end as a hook to engage one end of the shoeand is forced against the inner face of the rim of the pulley 7 toarrest movement of the shaft 6 at a predetermined point in the cycle,preferably when the gripper is open. The shoe 366 is pivoted to a lever370 which is acted upon to operate the shoe by a spring detent 3'72mounted on a member 37 4 which is arran ed to swing on an eccentric 376on the shaft (3. A roll 378 on the member 374 engages a beveled end on avertically movable trip rod 380. At the proper time in the cycle,provided the trip rod is in its normal depressed position, the eccentric376 moves the member 374 radially while the roll 378 is in contact withthe beveled end of the trip rod 380, forcing the detent 372 against thelever 370 and applying the brake. I

The trip rod 380 is connected (Fig. 1) by asplit clamp operated by ascrew 382 to a member 384 which is pivoted at 386 to the treadle lever362. Depression of the treadle to engage the friction disks 356, 358will concurrently lift the rod 380 and cause its beveled end to swingthe member 374 about its operating eccentric 376 and release the detent372 from the end of the lever 370, the brake shoe being then raised by asuitable spring (not shown). The beveled end of the trip rod 380 ismaintained in operative relation to the roll 378 when the screw 382 isreleased to permit the machine head to be raised or lowered. For thispurpose a sleeve 388 has a sliding fit on the rod 380 and provides along bearing therefor to minimize wear. The upper end ofl'he sleeve isconical and engages a hole in a portion 390 of the frame, through whichthe rod ex tends, to centralize the rod in the hole. On the lower end ofthe sleeve is a framelike portion 391 through the lower end of which therod 380 passes and between which andan adjustable collar 392 is arrangeda spring 393 to depress the rod and naii' tain the sleeve 388 pressedupwardly into the hole in the frame. Within the frame 391 an arm 394 isclamped to the rod and has a slot 395 in its upwardly extending endwhich engages a fixed pin 396 on the frame. An adjusting screw 397engages the pin and limits depression of the arm 394 and the rod 380.This pin and slot connection also prevents rotation of the rod 380 sothat the operative relation of the beveled end of the rod to the roll378 is maintained when the screw 382 is loosened. By merely loosenmg thescrew 382 and clamp screw 398 (Fig. 1). which holds the neck of themachine head in the column, a

screw 399 maybe turned to adjust the head vertically, it beingunderstood that the described splined connection between the rockshaft170 and lever 228, and between the sleeve 264 and the arm 260, permitsmovement of the rock-shaft and sleeve with the head. V

In work on Mcl'lay shoes conditions are somewhat different from thosewhich obtain when operating on welt shoes. In McKay work the tacks areall completely inserted; longer tacks are required for use at the endsofthe shoe instead of at the sides as in welt work, and the tacks areall driven at the same distance from the shoe edge. These conditions aremet by the construction shown in Figs. 8 and 9. The member 194 and themechanism for operating it to effect the shifting of the raceways andedge gages are substantially the same as in the construction alreadydescribed and the description need not be repeated.

A thin edge gage 400 is secured by a screw 402 to the frame 5 of themachine head. Threaded into therear end of the gage 400 is a screw 404having a capstan head which quired.

ways relatively to the movement of the thick engages the frame. Byloosening the screw 402 and turning the screw 404 the position of thegage 400 may be accurately adjusted to position the shoe to receivetacks at the desired distance from the shoe edge. A thick gage 406 ismounted on a carrier 408 which slides on inclined ribs 409 formed on thethin gage 400 and moves from a rearward position, where it is out of theway of the shoe, to a forward position where it presents the thick gage406 with its work engaging face in the same position as that of the thingage. To the rear end of the carrier 408 is pivoted at 410a member 412having a depending arm 414 connected by a link 416 to a block 418pivoted on a pin 420 secured in one end of a lever 422 the other end ofwhich is pivoted at 424 to the member 194. Connection between'the link416 and the block 418 is made by a .pin 425 fixed in the block 418 andarranged for lengthwise sliding movement in separated ears 4-27 on therear end of the link (Fig. 8). This construction enables swingingmovement of the lever to communicaterec tilinear movement to the gagecarrier 408. it spring 426 is wrapped about the pivot 424 and has oneend engaging the member 194 and the other engaging a pin 428 onthe lever422; the lever can thus yield rearwardly relatively to the member 194,its forward movement by the spring being limited by a stop screw 429 onthe member 194-. Couliter-clockwise movement of the member .194 from theposition shown will cause the thick gage 406 to be moved foryieldingconnection of the lever 422 to the member 194 enables the movement ofthe n'iember 194to be suflicient always to move the gage carrier intooperative position forward of the dog 430 whatever may be the adjustedposition of the gage 400. anv excess movement of the member 194 beingtaken up by the spring 426. When the lever 422 is moved rearwardly, itspull on the link 4116 first rocks the member 412 on its pivot 410 tolift the dog 430 out of its position behind the carrier 408 to releasethe carrier and then moves it and the. gage rearwardly to inoperativeposition.

In McKay work it is customary to have the longtacks used at the ends ofthe shoe in the raceway 16, and of course the thick rest will be in usewhen long tacks are re- Hence the movement of the racegage is thereverse of that first described. Accordingly a link 411, by which theraceill) ways are moved, is pivoted to the member 194 at 413, as shownin Fig. 8, so that it will have received a push instead of a pull whenthe member 194 is turned counterclockwise. The raceway 16 will thereforebe brought into operative relation to the separator when the thick gageis in use.

It will be understood that for McKay Work the driver stop Wedge 64 willbe disconnected from its operating mechanism or both wedges 63, 64removed and a block of the thickness of the wedge 68 inserted to takethe blow of the driver after the tack is completely inserted.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a lasting machine, the combination of a gripper, mechanism forimparting plaiting movements to the gripper comprising a rock-shaft, amember pivoted to said shaft, connections from said member to thegripper to impart lateral movements to the gripper, and means under thecontrol of the operator for turning said member on its pivot to vary themovement imparted to the gripper through said connections.

2. In a lasting machine, the combination of a gripper, means foractuating the gripper to seize and pull an upper, and means to actuatethe gripper to form plaits in the upper comprising a rocking member, anarm pivoted to said member on an axis passing tl'irough the axis of therocking member, and connections from the other end of said arm to thegripper.

3. In a lasting machine, the combination of a gripper, means foractuating the gripper to seize and pull an upper, and means to actuatethe gripper to form plaits in the upper comprising a rocking member, anarm pivoted at one end to said member, connections from the other end ofsaid arm to the gripper, and a knee lever connected to said arm to varyits position about said pivot.

4. In a lasting machine, the combination of a gripper, plaitingmechanism compris= ing a rock-shaft, a member pivoted on an axisextending transversely of said shaft, connections from said member tothe gripper, and means under the control of the operator for shiftingsaid member on its pivot.

5. A shoemaking machine having, in combination, a gripper, means foractuating the gripper to seize and pull an upper, and

' means to actuate the gripper to form plaits in the upper comprising a.rocking member, an arm pivoted to said member on an axis extendingtransversely of the member, and connections from said arm to thegripper.

6. A shoemaking machine having, in combination, a gripper, means foractuating the gripper to seize and pull an upper, and

means to actuate the gripper to form plaits in the upper comprising arocking member, an arm pivoted to said member 011 an axis extendingtransversely of the member, connections from said arm to the gripper,and a knee lever connected to said arm to vary its position about saidaxis.

7. In a lasting machine, a gripper, and gripper operating mechanismcomprising a rocking sleeve, an arm pivoted to the sleeve to extendaxially thereof and to be swung so that its outer end will be above orbelow the axis of the sleeve, a rod connected to the outer end of saidarm and to the gripper, and means extending through said sleeve forswinging the arm.

8. In a lasting machine, a gripper, gripper operating mechanismcomprising a rocking shaft, an extension pivoted to the shaft on an axisextending transversely of the shaft, a link connecting said extension tothe gripper, and means for adjusting said extension about its axis whilethe rock-shaft is in motion.

9. In a lasting machine, the combination of a gripper, gripper operatingmechanism including a rock-shaft, a member connected to said shaft toreceive rocking movement therefrom, a link connecting said member to thegripper, the point of connection of said link and member being movableabove and below the axis of the rock-shaft from a nontral position in aplane including said axis, and means for adjusting said point ofconnection above or below said axis while the rock-shaft is in motion.

10. In a lasting machine, the combination of a gripper, means foractuating the gripper to seize and pull an upper, and means to actuatethe gripper to form plaits in the upper including a rocking sleeve, atWO armed lever pivoted to said sleeve, connections from one arm of thelever to the gripper, and a rod passing through the sleeve and connectedto the other arm of said lever for tipping the lever on its pivot tocause varied movement to be imparted from the lever to the gripper.

11. In a lasting machine, the combination of a gripper, means foractuating the gripper to seize and pull an upper, means to actuate thegripper to form plaits in the upper including a rocking sleeve, an armpivoted to said sleeve, connections from said arm to the gripper, a rodpassing through the sleeve and connected to said arm so thatlongitudinal movement of the rod will cause the arm to turn on its pivotand vary the movement of the gripper, and a rock-shaft under kneecontrol having connection to said rod for moving the rod longitudinallyin the sleeve.

12. A shoemaking machine having, in combination, a gripper, means foractuating the gripper to seize and pull an upper, and

' means-toactuate thejgripper to form-plaits rodpassing through thesleeve and connected the gripper to seize and pull an upper, mcans tosaid arm for-tipping the arm on its axis to cause varied-movement to beimparted from the arm'to the gripper.

13. A shoemakingmachine having, in combination, a gripper, means foractuating to actuate the gripper to' torm plaits in the upper includinga rocking sleeve, anarm transversely of the sleeve, connections fromsaid arm to the gripper, a rod 1 passing through the sleeve andconnected to said arm for tipping the arm on its aXisto cause variedmovement'to be imparted from the arm to'the gripper, and arock-shaftunder knee controlhaving connection to said rod for movingtherodlongitudinally of the sleeve.

14. In a lasting machine, a gripper arranged for updraw movements,1ayoke for imparting overdraw movements thereto, a

carrier connected to the gripper and arranged for lateral movementsinsaid yoke, a leveryieldingly mounted on said yoke, a

connecting rod directly connected to said.

lever, and means for movingthe connecting rod to impart yieldinglateralmovements to the gripper.

i '15. In a lasting maehine, the combination of a rocker havingconnection to the machine to cause it to be rockedduringoperation of themachine, a link connecting the rocker i to the, gripper forimparting-lateral move ments to the gripper, a slide on said-link, alever pivoted to the slide, and connections between the other end ofsaid leverand:the gripper tor innaarting twisting movements thereto. v

16. Ina lastingnnachine, a gripper arrangement for updraw11lOVG11'l0DlS,-El yoke 'lor'imparting ovcrdraw movements thereto, acarrier connected to'the gripper and-arranged for lateral movements insaid yoke, a T-lever pivoted to the carrier, :1 lJHP-HLIOSS the] topofthe T-lever, yielding means to press the bar toward the slever, screwmeans between the bar and the'Telever for varynigtheir relationto eachother, an inexterisible rod connected tot-he stein ofjthe gripper,..arocking member, and a link conand jthe T-levcr.

nec ted directly between. the rocking member 18. E In a lasting machine,a gripper having pivoted to said sleeve on anaxis extending liarrestingon the cross-bar of the Tdever,

'means for adjusting points of contact of the bar with the T lever, anda link having aball ;joint connection to the stem of the T-lever andactuated to impartlateral movements to the gripper.

19. In a lastingmachine, the combination 1 of a gripper having ahall-ended shank suspended for universal movement, a carrier embracingsaid shank, a T-lever pivoted to the carrier, a link having a-hall jointconnectionto thestem of the T-lever and actuated to impart lateralmovements to the gripper, a slide on said link carrying a pin, a-leverthrough one end of which said pin extends, and connections} from theother end of the lever .to the ba -ll-ended gripper shank for efi'ectingtwisting movements of said shank.

a lever yieldingly mounted on said carrier,

a connecting rod having a ball joint con nection to said lever, meansfor moving the connecting rod to impart yielding lateral movements tothe gripper, a slide movable transversely of said rod, and connectionsfromsaid slide to the gripper for impart- :ing twisting movementsthereto.

21. In'a 'lasting machine, a power shaft, a cam on the shaft. a Wiperslide carrying a wiper and movable toward and from the shoe,- and a rollcarried by said slide and engaging said cam.

'22. In alastinginajchine, a power shaft, a cam on the shaft, a wiperslide carrying a wiper and movable to'ward and from the shoe, a bracketsecured to the slide, and a roll on the bracket having its axis extend-;a cam on the shaft, a wiper slide carrying a wiper and movable towardand fromthe shoe,a bracket secured to the slide by screw and slotconnections, screw means l'ietween the slide and bracket for adjustingthe slide and bracket relatively, and cam means acting on the bracket toreciprocate the slide.

24. In a lasting machine, a reciprocating wiper slide, a peripheral pathcam foroperating the slide, a tapered roll on the slide engaging saidcam, and an adjustable hearing plate engaging the slide to oppose thetendencyof the roll to leave the cam path.

25. In a lasting machine, a gripper, an updraw lever for impartingupd-raw movements to the gripper, a rockrsharft mounted on saidupdraw'lever, an arm on the rockshaft for closing the gripper, a secondarm on the rock-shaft carrying a roll, a cam acting on said roll toclose the gripper, and flange and groove connections between the rolland cam to maintain the roll in constant operative relation to the camas the updraw lever is tipped.

26. In a lasting machine, a gripper, an updraw lever for impartingupdraw movements to the gripper, a rock-shaft mounted 011 said updrawlever, an arm on the rockshaft for closing the gripper, a second arm onthe rock-shaft having an elongated pin. a roll arranged to slide on thepin, an edge cam acting on said roll to close the gripper, and means formaintaining said roll and cam against relative edgewise movement as theupdraw lever is operated.

27. In a lasting machine. gripper actuating mechanism comprising arock-shaft having a tipping movement transversely of its axis, anoperating cam for said rock-shaft which does not partake of said tippingmovement, an arm on said rock-shaft having a pin, a roll on the pinthrough which the pin is movable as the rock-sl'iaft is tipped, andmeans for preventing relative movement of the engaging faces of the camand roll in the direction of their line of contact.

28. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a gripperactuating mechanism comprising a rock-shaft having a tipping movementtransversely of its axis, an operating cam for the rock-shaft which doesnot partake of-sa-id tipping movement, an arm on the rock-shaftadjacentto the cam, a pin on said arm, and a roll on the pin arranged toengage the cam, the arrangement being such that the pin may move endwiseon the roll during tipping of the rock-shaft while the roll remains atrest with respect to movement transversely of the cam.

29. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a lever ofthe first class, a rock-shaft journaled on the lever and having a rollcarrying operating arm adjacent to the fulcrum of the lever, anoperating cam for the arm having a fixed axis and engaging the roll, andmeans between the roll and the arm to permit rotation of the roll andrelative movement between the roll and the arm in the direction of theaxis of the roll.

30. In a lasting machine, gripper actuab ing mechanism comprising a camshaft, an updraw lever mounted above the cam shaft and tipping about anaxis transverse to said shaft, a gripper closing rock-shaft mounted inhearings on the gripper lever and having an operating arm, a cam on thecam shaft to actuate the arm of the rock-shaft. a roll mounted on thearm and engaging said cam, and means permitting relative movementbetween the roll and the arm in the direction of the line of contactbetween theroll and the cam.

31. In a lasting machine, gripper actuating mechanism comprising a camshaft, an updraw lever mounted above the cam shaft and tipping about anaxis transverse to said shaft, a gripper closing rock-shaft mounted inbearings on the gripper lever and having an operating arm, acam on thecam shaft to actuate the arm of the rockshaft, a pin on said arm, and aroll on the pin of less width than the length of the pin so that theroll may remain squarely in engagement with the cam as the rocking leveris tipped with the updraw lever and the pin may move endwisetransversely of the plane of rotation of the roll.

32. In a lasting machine, gripper actuating mechanism comprising a camshaft, an updraw lever mounted above the cam shaft and tipping about anaxis transverse to said shaft, a gripper closing rock-shaft mounted inhearings on the gripper lever and having an operating arm, a cam on thecam shaft to actuate the arm of the rock-shaft, a pin on said arm, aroll on the pin of less width than the length of the pin, a groove inthe cam, and a rib on the roll engaging said groove to prevent relativemovement of the cam and the roll in the direction of their line ofcontact.

33. In a machine of the class described, edge gage shifting mechanismcomprising a power rcciprocated member, a bracket adjustably mounted onthe member, a springpressed pawl mounted on the bracket, means foradjusting the bracket on the reciprocated member to vary the effectivethrow of the pawl, and a ratchet acted upon by said pawl.

34. In a machine of the class described, edge gage shifting mechanismcomprising a power reciprocated member, a bracket adjustably mounted onthe member, a springpressed pawl mounted on the bracket, means forlimiting the movement of the pawl due to the spring, means for adjustingthe bracket on the reciprocated member to vary the effective throw ofthe pawl, and a ratchet acted upon by said pawl.

3.. In a machine of the class described, an edge gage arranged formovement into and out of operative position, a sliding mem ber,connections between the gage and the sliding member, means including a.pawl. a ratchet and a cam for moving the sliding member, and a pawlhaving two teeth one to prevent backward movement of the ratchet when inone position and the other to prevent backward movement of the ratchetwhen in another position.

36. In a machine of the class described. an edge gage, edge gageshifting mechanism comprising a sliding member, a ratchet and a cam onthe ratchet engaging the sliding member, a powerv operated pawl tooperate the ratchet, and a second pawl having a fixed 1 of the ratchet.

:37.:In a.machine of the classdescribed, an ,edge;.:gage and-ledge gageshifting .mech- =4 anism com-prising la sliding member, a- =ratchetand acam on the ratchet operating to move thesliding member to and fro, a apower operated pawl to operate the ratchet,

and asecond pawl having two teeth which operate alternately to preventreverseimovement of the ratchct in different positlons of athe ratchet.

138. In a lasting machine, the combination of an edge. gage,means forshifting thezedge gage to and fro into and out otoperativepo- :isitioncomprising a rotary cam for nnparting'ito andvifroimovementsto the:gage, a ratchet cooperating :withthe cam, a power opera-ted, normallyinoperative pawl for op- Jeratingithe-ratchet, and manual means forgiving the .ratchet an initial mov ement to cause :it to be picked up bythe pawl, said cam belng iformed with concentric surfaces :to preventmovement of .the gage, during the ananual movement of the cam by thepawl.

"39. In a lastinglmachine, an edge gage, a

member connectedto :the gage .to move the gage into and outiof operativeposition, a cam for operating said member, a ratchet connectedwto saidcam and havingiflatfaces between itsteetlna constantly reciprocating.:pawl-,opposite1to onevof said flat faces and having an extensionbeyondnits pivot, a spring plunger arranged opposite saidex- :1tensionrasthe extension slides to and dfro, and v,manual i means for:initiating movement of the ratchet to causelthe ipawl to pick up theratchet and move the cam to shift the gage,

usaidrplunger acting by increased leverage to prevent .the- ,pawlfifrom:moving ;the ratchet toocfar.

.40. In a lasting ,machine, lasting instrument'alities adjustable foroperation on different partsrof the shoe, qnormally ,inoperative powermeansicomprising a ratchet and a continually moving pawl rfor,shiftingsaid v instrumentalities ;from a position of adjustment for useon one part of the shoe-to a position .of adjustment for operation onanother part of the shoe, manually operated means'ifor imparting aninitial movement to 1 said ratchet to cause it to'bepicked up by themoving pawl to cause shifting of said instrumentalities, and a pawlforholding H isaitl ratchet-ineither its normal position or in-the P0816011to which it 1s manually shifted.

4,1. Ina lasting machine, a reciprocating wiper slide, a pawl mounted on;the slide having an extension beyond-its pivot, a nor-v mally inactivespring plunger opposite said extenslon and act ng aga nst the extensiony i f-ithe pawlhiscmoved on itspivot, and a {ratchet having .fiat facesbetween it-s teeth wqne of (which -fa e di oppos te t an p ineean 35allel\withcthepawl, there being normally no frictional engagementbet-ween thenpl1mger ment :tmvard the Z other rface :of the i-pa'whetheipawl being normally reciprocable :past :the Iratchet 1 and the plungerj-without f frictional contact with 7 either, the :plunger *being'brought into action when the ratchet is jturnedto cause atooth toengagethmpawl.

43. In a machine.ofwthetelassdescribed,

wthe combination of a-pairiofedge gages each arranged for usento :the:GXChISiOIL OfZthG' other and each arranged for sliding movement intoand out iof'ioperative cposition, power means for shifting thengagesyandmeans under control of the ,operatornfor causing thezpower shifting to-be-,-effe0ted.

44. In a vmachine of theelassdeseribed, the combination of a pairroir'edge gages each arranged ;for .use to the exclusion of ,tbe other andeach arranged for sliding nno've- .ment into and vout of operativeposition in converging r-pat'hs,',power means for shifting the gages,and vmeans ,u nder- I eonti'ql 101% the operator for causing ,rtllfipower shitting to e5. Inca machine of the class idesccibed,

the combination; of a fastening dnserting imechanlsm, a ith n edge gagearranged "for horizontal movement into and. out of-opera- 'tiveposition, a thick edge; gage arranged for movement into and out ofoperative -po- -S1ti0ninfi path inclined .to the horizontal to cause'the' {thick gage when in ,its operative position to assume the isaneypositionavertically as [the thin-gage when iniits operative position,andwpower means-underrcontrol of- .the operator ,to cause either gage,to be ,pre-

sented in operative pos tion. I

46K111 a machine of theclass described, the combination of a fasteninginserting mechanism, a thin edge ;,gage arranged lfOI' horizontalmovement into :and out; of operative position v and adapted when in .itsouter pos tion to locatea shoe for the reception of 1 fastenings atonedistance from the lasted ge,

acth ck edge-gage arrangedwfor movement into andout ofioperativepositionin a path inclined to the horizontal and adapted ,when

in Iits voperative ,position to rlocate the .shoe ifor the reception offastenings at a different distance .from the -,last ,.edge,andr.powermeans under control of ,the operator to ,cause either ,gage to" (bepresented in operative ,po-

sition.

In l s ingim hine, ai him dg sees;

a thick edge gage movable relltivgl'y td-it thin gage into and out ofoperative position, power operated means for moving the thick gage intooperative position, and means for locking the gage in said osition.

48. In a lasting machine, a thin et ge gage,

a thick edge gage movable relatively to the thin gage into and out ofoperative position, power operated means for moving the thick gage intooperative position, means for lockmg the thick gage in said position,and means operated by reverse movement of the power operated means forunlocking the gage and returning it to normal position.

49. In a lasting machine, a thin edge gage and a thick edge gagearranged for alternative use, a carrier for the thick gage, poweroperated means for moving the thick gage carrier to move the thick gageinto and out of operative position comprising a yielding lever, alocking dog engaging the car-- rier when moved by the lever intooperative position and holding the carrier against movement in eitherdirection, and means engaging said dog when the lever is moved in theopposite direction to release the clog and permit movement of thecarrier.

50. In a lasting machine, an edge. gage carrier, power means for movingthe carrier yieldingly in one direction and positively in the otherdirection, a stop to limit said movement of the carrier in the directionin which it is moved yieldingly, a positive lock for preventing movementof the carrier in the direction in which it is moved positively, andreleasing means for disengaging the lock operated by the initialmovement of the power means in the direction of positive movement.

51. In a machine of the class described, a column, a head verticallyadjustable on the column, lasting instrumentalities carried by the head,a vertical rock-shaft, connections therefrom to some of saidinstrumentalities for controlling them, a slotted sleeve-shaftsurrounding said rock-shaft, connections between said sleeve-shaft andother lasting instrumentalities for controlling them, a knee leverpivotally fixed to the column and splined to the rock-shaft, and a leverpivoted on the shaft and engaging the slot in the sleeve, said leverbeing connected to the knee lever and the head being adjustable withoutdisturbing the connections between the rock-shaft, the sleeve shaft andthe knee lever.

52. In a lasting machine, a column, a head vertically adjustable on thecolumn, power operated lasting instrumentalities on the head, arock-shaft extending from the head to a point on the column and havingconnections for controlling said instrumentalities, and a lever foroperating the rock-shaft so connected to the rock-shaft that said shaftmay be adjusted vertically with said head while the lever remainsoperatively connected to the shaft.

53. In a'lasting machine, a column, a head vertically adjustable on thecolumn, power operated lasting instrumentalities on the head,controlling mechanism for said instrumentalities including verticalrock-shafts, and a control lever mounted on the column and operativelyconnected to the rockshafts so that either may be operated independentlyof the other, said operative connections being constructed and arrangedto permit the head to be vertically adjusted without disturbing saidoperative connections.

54-. In a lasting machine, a column,a head vertically adjustable on thecolumn, power operated lasting instrumentalities on the head,controlling mechanism for said instrunientalities including concentricrocking members, and a control lever mounted in fixed vertical, relationon the column and operatively connected to each of said memhere to rockthem independently, said opertive connections being arranged to permit.

vertical movement of the members with the head without disturbing theiroperative connections to the lever.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

THOMAS H. SEELY.

